Topping the not-so-surprising list this week was Lulu discovering she was pregnant. As Georgie and Dillon celebrated their divorce, and recommitted themselves to being patient and letting their love mature on its own, Lulu learned she was a casualty of the condoms' five percent failure rate. Georgie learned the news first, having overhead the teen's phone conversation with a clinic, accompanied Lulu to her appointment, and encouraged her to tell Dillon the truth.
As is always the case with Dillon, he took it to extremes as his perception turned seeing him and Lulu not only as parents but also as a married couple. (Major props to Scott Clifton for these well-acted scenes on Friday's show.) His reaction only upset Lulu more and she later confided in Georgie she is strongly considering an abortion. What I'm anxious to see is reactions from the teen’s families, especially Luke, Tracy, and Laura (assuming she will still be pregnant when Genie Francis makes her return in October.)
What has been a delight to watch this week has been the evolution of Dr. Patrick Drake. Whether he was defending April's right to stay at General to the number crunching Ms. Sneed (whose only purpose for existing seems to be for one Dr. Drake or the other to yell at) or telling Robin he thinks he could quite possibly, maybe someday love her, Patrick was in top form as he dealt with his exposure to HIV.
The young doctor also dined with Anna, who expressed concern for what Robin was going through, again being forced to face her own mortality as well as the mortality of one she loves. Look for her emotional boat to be further rocked later this week when, according to Soapzone, her and Patrick's AIDS patient, April, dies on what would be Stone's birthday.
Casting News: According to Soap Central, Ben Hogestyn (Lucas) has signed a contract with Bold and the Beautiful. General Hospital plans to recast the role.
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